US9413105B2 - Carrier for flexible printed circuit - Google Patents
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
- H01R12/771—Details
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
- H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing
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- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/50—Fixed connections
- H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
- H01R12/62—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
- H01R12/79—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
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- H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms
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- the present disclosure generally relates to flexible printed circuits (FPCs), and more particularly to a carrier to connect an FPC to a printed circuit board (PCB).
- FPCs flexible printed circuits
- PCB printed circuit board
- FPCs Flexible printed circuits
- PCBs printed circuit boards
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exemplary embodiment of a carrier and a printed circuit board (PCB).
- PCB printed circuit board
- FIG. 2 is an assembled view of the carrier and the PCB.
- FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2 , but shows a disassembly process of the carrier from the PCB.
- references “a plurality of” and “a number of” mean “at least two.”
- the term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example embodiment of a carrier 20 for a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 30 .
- the FPC 30 can be located on the carrier 20 .
- the carrier 20 can be secured to a printed circuit board (PCB) 10 to electrically connect the FPC 30 to the PCB 10 .
- the carrier 20 is not made of metal to prevent signal interference between the carrier 20 and electronic components, such as an antenna.
- the carrier 20 is made of plastic.
- the carrier 20 can include a main body 210 and a plurality of contacting members 230 .
- a first contacting member 230 can extend from an upper portion of the main body 210
- a second contacting member 230 can extend from a lower portion of the main body 210 .
- a portion of the FPC 30 can be located on a bottom surface of the first contacting member 230
- another portion of the FPC 30 can be located on a top surface of the second contacting member 230 .
- a plurality of resilient latching members 220 can extend from the main body 210 of the carrier 20 .
- a first latching member 220 can extend from the upper portion of the main body 210
- a second latching member 220 can extend from the lower portion of the main body 210 .
- Each latching member 220 can include a latching portion 2201 and a hooked portion 2202 .
- the latching portion 2201 can extend from the main body 210
- the hooked portion 2202 can extend from the latching portion 2201 .
- a distance between the two latching portions 2201 is substantially equal to a thickness of the PCB 10 .
- first contacting member 230 and the second latching member 220 can be located adjacent to one side of the main body 210 , and the second contacting member 230 and the first latching member 220 can be located adjacent to another side of the main body 210 .
- the PCB 10 can include a plurality of elastic pieces 110 corresponding to the plurality of contacting members 230 . In at least one embodiment, there are two elastic pieces 110 . A first elastic piece 110 is located on a top surface of the PCB 10 , and a second elastic piece 110 is located on a bottom surface of the PCB 10 .
- the PCB 10 can define a plurality of holes 120 corresponding to the plurality of latching members 220 .
- the PCB 10 defines two holes 120 , and each hole 120 is a through hole.
- FIG. 2 illustrates assembly of the carrier 20 to the PCB 10 .
- the latching members 220 can be deformed to allow the hooked portions 2202 to insert through the corresponding holes 120 of the PCB 10 . After the hooked portions 2202 insert through the corresponding holes 120 , the latching members 220 can restore to latch a corresponding portion of the PCB 10 between the two latching portions 2201 . Thus, the carrier 20 can be firmly secured to the PCB 10 .
- the first elastic piece 110 contacts the portion of the FPC 30 located on the bottom surface of the first contacting member 230
- the second elastic piece 110 contacts the portion of the FPC 30 located on the top portion of the second contacting member 230 .
- the elastic pieces 110 can electrically connect the FPC 30 to the PCB 10 .
- the carrier 20 is firmly secured to the PCB 10 such that the carrier 20 is prevented from moving relative to the PCB 10 .
- the latching members 220 are deformed to remove the hooked portions 2202 from the corresponding holes 120 .
- disassembly of the carrier 20 from the PCB 10 is convenient.
- the holes 120 can be blind holes, such that a first hole 120 is defined in the top surface of the PCB 10 , and a second hole 120 is defined in the bottom surface of the PCB 10 .
- the hooked portion of the first latching member 220 can insert into the first hole 120
- the hooked portion of the second latching member 220 can insert into the second hole 120 .
- the carrier 20 can be secured to the PCB 10 easily by the latching members 220 .
- additional securing components such as screws, are not needed.
- the carrier 20 is not made of metal and does not require other metal components to be secured to the PCB 10 , signal interference between the carrier 20 and electronic components, such as an antenna, is prevented.
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US14/481,689 US9413105B2 (en) | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-09 | Carrier for flexible printed circuit |
CN201410485066.4A CN105514640A (en) | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-22 | Connector |
TW103132677A TW201618608A (en) | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-22 | Coupling member |
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US5181854A (en) * | 1991-04-15 | 1993-01-26 | Molex Incorporated | Press-contact type electric connector for a flat, flexible cable |
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